ncdu Alternatives

ncdu is described as 'A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don't have an entire graphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection. ncdu aims to be fast, simple and easy to use, and should be able to run in any minimal POSIX-like' and is a very popular disk usage analyzer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ncdu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best ncdu alternative is WinDirStat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ncdu are WizTree, Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer, TreeSize and SquirrelDisk.

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A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don't have an entire graphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection. ncdu aims to be fast, simple and easy to...

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ncdu alternatives page was last updated Sep 25, 2024
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  1. gdu

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    Fast disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go.

    5 gdu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Disk usage statistics
    4.  Disk Maintenance

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  2. Duc icon

    Duc

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    Duc is a collection of tools for inspecting and visualizing disk usage.

    Duc scales quite well, it has been tested on systems with more than 500 million files and several petabytes of storage.

    69 Duc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Duc screenshot 1

    Duc Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  Disk usage statistics
    3.  Disk Maintenance

    Duc VS ncdu

     
  4. JDiskReport icon

    JDiskReport

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    JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders.

    67 JDiskReport alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    JDiskReport screenshot 1

    JDiskReport Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Sync with Amazon Drive
    4.  Categories
    5.  32-bit support

    JDiskReport VS ncdu

     
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    SpaceMonger

    SpaceMonger is a treemapping tool for hard disks and file systems. It scans, maps, and manages PC, network, and cloud storage. It can copy, move, and delete files to free up storage space. It helps locate large files and folders ...

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  6. K4DirStat icon

    K4DirStat

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    K4DirStat, fork of KDirStat , is a small utility program that sums up disk usage for directory trees, very much like the Unix 'du' command. It displays the disk space used up by a directory tree, both numerically and graphically.

    68 K4DirStat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    K4DirStat Features

    1.  File-system view
    2.  Disk Maintenance

    K4DirStat VS ncdu

     

  7. dua-cli

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    dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible.

    51 dua-cli alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    dua-cli screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Terminal-based

    dua-cli VS ncdu

     
  8. DelightDisk icon

    DelightDisk

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    Analyze Mac storage & claim more space.

    54 DelightDisk alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    DelightDisk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline

    DelightDisk VS ncdu

     
  10. Scanner icon

    Scanner

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    This tool uses a sunburst chart to display the usage of your hard disk or other media. The chart shows all major files and folders from all directory levels at once.

    72 Scanner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Scanner screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.13, released in July 2012, is fully working and can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  HDD Visualization

    Scanner VS ncdu

     
  11. crossdirstat icon

    crossdirstat

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    Free open-source cross-platform file & directory statistics as found on Github

    86 crossdirstat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    crossdirstat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  File Storage

    crossdirstat VS ncdu

     
  12. DiskSight icon

    DiskSight

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    Easily find and remove unneeded files you may have forgotten about.

    56 DiskSight alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    DiskSight screenshot 1

    DiskSight Features

    1.  Disk Maintenance

    DiskSight VS ncdu

     

  13. dut

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    A disk usage calculator for Linux.

    34 dut alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    dut Features

    1.  Command line interface

    dut VS ncdu

     
  14. Space Radar icon

    Space Radar

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    Space Radar is a disk and memory space visualization app built with Electron and D3.js. It currently supports Sunburst, Treemap, and Flamegraph charts and is available for Mac and Windows.

    82 Space Radar alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Space Radar screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last release (version 5) is from September 2017.

    Space Radar Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Electron based
    4.  HDD Visualization
    5.  Built-in File Manager

    Space Radar VS ncdu

     
  15. GD Map icon

    GD Map

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    GdMap is a tool which allows to visualize disk space. Ever wondered why your hard disk is full or what directory and files take up most of the space? With GdMap these questions can be answered quickly. To display directory structures cushion treemaps are used which visualize a...

    52 GD Map alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GD Map screenshot 1

    GD Map Features

    1.  Filesystem

    GD Map VS ncdu

     
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